Change is possible because there is nothing inherently permanent about our disturbing emotions.

When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick. Every time a stick is thrown, you run after it. Instead, be like a lion who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower.

The mind is like a room with many windows. Open them all and let the fresh air in.

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

The victorious ones have said that emptiness is the relinquishing of all views. Those who are possessed of the view of emptiness are said to be incurable.

Kindness is the solution to all of life's problems.

The heart of the path is quite simple. No need for long explanations. Give up clinging to love and hate, just rest with things as they are.

Through continuous mindfulness practice, the true nature of physical and mental phenomena becomes clear.

When we know the truth, we become people who don't have to think much, we become people with wisdom.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

The menu is not the meal.

Hasten slowly and you will soon arrive.

Wisdom is not something we have to strive to acquire. Rather, wisdom arises naturally as we open our hearts to the truth of what is.

In meditation, we're not trying to get rid of thoughts but to recognize their true nature.

Suffering comes from our resistance to what is. Peace comes from our acceptance of what is.

The mind is the root from which all things grow. If you can understand the mind, everything else is included.

Your own treasure house contains everything you need; why search outside?

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

True happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through cultivation of altruism, of love, of compassion.

Devotion is the head of meditation, as is often said. When you are inspired by some spiritual teacher, you can have a very strong connection with that person, and thereby the blessings can enter.

The experience of emptiness engenders compassion.

Life is like stepping onto a boat which is about to sail out to sea and sink.

When you let go of trying to control everything, you can relax and enjoy life.

The object of meditation and the mind which knows it must be noted as they occur. If they are not noted, desire arises and disturbs concentration.

The eye with which I see Buddha is the same eye with which Buddha sees me.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

Our defilements are like tame tigers. If you feed them, they're tame. If you stop feeding them, they'll eat you up.

In the spring, hundreds of flowers; in autumn, a harvest moon; in the summer, a refreshing breeze; in winter, snow will accompany you. If useless things do not hang in your mind, any season is a good season for you.

The mind is the source of all happiness and the source of all suffering.

The whole path of mindfulness is about letting go. We let go of our attachment to our views, our attachment to our opinions, our attachment to our ideas.

Where is the place that your original face has not yet emerged?

The knowledge of dissolution comes when you see both the noting mind and noted object dissolving together.

The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.